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New words
                     Vanished: disappear suddenly and completely
                     Moulders: a person who moulds dough into a shape
                     Furnaces: an enclosed structure in which materials can be heated to very high
                      temperatures
                     Extinguished: cause a fire to cease to burn
                     Heralding: announcing
                     staff: stick
                     Rebuke: an expression of disapproval; a scolding
                     Fragrance: a pleasant, sweet smell
                     Parapet: railing, a low protective wall


                VOCABULARY

                   1.  Reminiscing nostalgically- thinking fondly of the past
                   2.  Loaves- (plural form of loaf) bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and
                      can be sliced for eating
                   3.  Vanished- disappear suddenly and completely
                   4.  Moulders- a person who moulds dough into a shape
                   5.  Furnaces- an enclosed structure in which materials can be heated to very high
                      temperatures
                   6.  Extinguished- cause a fire to cease to burn
                   7.  Heralding- announcing
                   8.  Pader- word for baker in Portuguese language
                   9.  Companion- a person with whom one spends a lot of time
                   10. Jingling- make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound
                   11. staff – stick
                   12. Rebuke- an expression of disapproval; a scolding
                   13. Fragrance- a pleasant, sweet smell
                   14. Parapet- railing, a low protective wall
                   15. Bangles- here, refers to the bread in the shape of a bangle called ‘Kankon’
                   16. Feast- a large meal, typically a celebratory one
                   17. Plump physique- pleasantly fat body
                   18. Open testimony- public statement about a character or quality

                Key points

                     A Baker from Goa’ revolves around the relevance of a baker in the Goan culture
                      which dates back to the time when Portuguese ruled over the city of Goa.
                     The Portuguese may have left but the bread-makers continue to have an
                      inevitable stature.
                     In this story, the author recalls his childhood days and their excitement on seeing
                      the baker.
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